HOUSTON -- Coming off two games where Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans offense looked poised to make the team standouts in the AFC South, the Texans’ defense struggled and Houston lost its two most consistent pass rushers, including J.J. Watt, in the team’s 42-34 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Texans lost Watt (tibial plateau fracture to his left leg) and outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus (chest) on the opening drive of the game. Both players were almost immediately ruled out for the rest of the game, and Watt was taken to the hospital in an ambulance.